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Leaflet

blades thin.

Inflorescences

globose or ovoid, 1.4–2.4 cm.

Peduncles

slender or slightly thickened.

Involucres

bracteoles relatively short, obtuse.

Flowers

12–17 mm.

Stipules

0.5–1 cm.

2n

= 16.

Trifolium parryi subsp. montanense

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Alpine tundra, meadows, grassy slopes, open areas of forests.
Elevation 2700–4100 m. (8900–13500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; MT; UT; WY
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Discussion

Subspecies montanense is known from Fremont County in Idaho; Carbon, Gallatin, Madison, and Park counties in Montana; Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, Rich, San Juan, Summit, Uintah, and Wasatch counties in Utah; and Hot Springs and Park counties in Wyoming.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Trifolium > Trifolium parryi
Sibling taxa
T. parryi subsp. parryi, T. parryi subsp. salictorum
Synonyms T. montanense, T. inaequale, T. parryi var. montanense
Name authority (Rydberg) J. M. Gillett: Brittonia 17: 132. (1965)
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